Argidae, commonly known as the argid sawflies,
Description
The family is distinguished from all other
Symphyta by the reduction of the antenna to three segments,
; the last one is elongated often shaped like a
tuning fork in males.
Distribution
Species of this family are mainly found in the Neotropical region and in sub-Saharan Africa; however, this family is globally distributed.
Genera
Argidae contains the following genera, split between its two subfamilies:
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